17/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.630 | 127.507 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.020 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.052 | 0.422 |
| 4 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.103 | 0.473 |
| 5 | Kubica | BMW | 1:36.507 | 0.877 |
| 6 | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.661 | 1.031 |
| 7 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:37.040 | 1.410 |
| 8 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:37.070 | 1.440 |
| 9 | Piquet | Renault | 1:37.180 | 1.550 |
| 10 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:37.278 | 1.648 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.491 | 1.861 |
| 12 | Button | Honda | 1:37.619 | 1.989 |
| 13 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:37.630 | 2.000 |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:37.638 | 2.008 |
| 15 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:37.638 | 2.008 |
| 16 | Glock | Toyota | 1:37.664 | 2.034 |
| 17 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.827 | 2.197 |
| 18 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:38.219 | 2.589 |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | 1:38.285 | 2.655 |
| 20 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:38.479 | 2.849 |